bilgewater
/ˈbɪld͡ʒwɔtɚ/noun
bilgewater is spelled B-I-L-G-E-W-A-T-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bilgewater means “Water which collects in the bilges of a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bilgewater is bilgewaters.
How many letters and syllables are in bilgewater?
| Letters | 10: B-I-L-G-E-W-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bilgewater?
Bilgewater appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bilgewater?
- /ˈbɪld͡ʒwɔtɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-bilgewater.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bilgewater
- bilgewaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bilgewater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
- 2
slangStupid talk or writing; nonsense.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bilgewater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nautical: water which collects in the bilges of a ship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bilgewasser, Bilgenwasser |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bilgewater come from?
From bilge + water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).